Virendra Singh
MLA, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2012  March 2017
Preceded byNone
ConstituencyBithari Chainpur
In office
May 2007  March 2012
Preceded byShahlin Islam
Succeeded byRajesh Agarwal
ConstituencyBareilly Cantt.
Personal details
Born (1959-08-08) 8 August 1959[1]
Bareilly district[1]
Died30 March 2021
Bareilly
NationalityIndian
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party[1]
SpouseVinoda Devi (wife)
Children2 sons
ParentNiranjan Singh (father)[1]
ResidenceBareilly district
Alma materBareilly College[2]
ProfessionFarmer, businessperson & politician

Virendra Singh was an Indian politician, and a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He was a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012-2017) in India.[1][2] He represented the Bithari Chainpur constituency.[3][4]

Early life and education

Virendra Singh was born in Bareilly district. He attended the Bareilly College and attained a Master of Arts degree.[1][2]

Political career

In the initial phase, he rose up from grass root level and became Block Pramukh from Bithari Chainpur, popularly called as Pramukh sahab till his landsliding victory in 2007 assembly elections. Virendra Singh has been a MLA for two terms. He represented the Bithari Chainpur constituency and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party.[1][2]

He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Rajesh Kumar Mishra "Pappu Bhartoul" of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[5]

Posts held

#FromToPositionComments
0120122017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
0220072012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. "AMANPUR Election Result 2017, Winner, AMANPUR MLA, Uttar Pradesh".
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